CHAPTER 5 IDENTIFICATION

Question 1

Cheapest and oldest means of transportation

Answer 1

Boat

Question 2

is the practice of transporting passengers and goods through waterways.

It serves as a means for trade and delivery of goods within and across countries.

It aids in the reduction of congestion on the road transportation network.

It has the largest carrying capacity of all modes of transportation.

is used to transport materials such as coal, oil, and grain,

is more adaptable

Answer 2

Water transportation

Question 3

Is any navigable body of water.

Answer 3

Waterway

Question 4

It is a huge body of water

Answer 4

The ocean

Question 5

These are bodies of salt water

Answer 5

Seas

Question 6

These are fresh bodies of water

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Rivers

Question 7

These are large bodies of water

Answer 7

Lakes

Question 8

These are artificial waterways

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Canals

Question 9

consists of transportation via rivers, canals, and lakes

Answer 9

Inland water transport

Question 10

the movement of cargo and passengers mainly by sea along a coast.

Answer 10

Coastal shipping

Question 11

carries a lot of the world’s trade

Answer 11

Overseas shipping

Question 12

These are ships that have regular fixed routes, times, and charges.

Answer 12

Liners

Question 13

These are ships that have no fixed routes

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Tramps

Question 14

These are vessels that are specially designed to carry oil,

Answer 14

Tankers

Question 15

This is a ship that carries goods or cargo

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General cargo ships

Question 16

This is a type of ship that generally transports dry cargoes

(1999)

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Bulk carriers

Question 17

These are designed to hold huge quantities of cargo

Known as containerization

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Container ships

Question 18

These are used for short routes and trades in coastal areas only.

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Feeder ships

Question 19

They are bigger than feeder ships, and they are involved in international trading

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Mother ships

Question 20

These are specialized ships for carrying large amounts of liquid cargo

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Tankers

Question 21

These carry crude oil and its by-products.

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Oil tankers

Question 22

These are designed to transport LPG

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Liquefied gas carriers

Question 23

These are tanker ships designed to transport chemicals

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Chemical and product carriers

Question 24

These are vessels that are used to carry wheeled cargoes

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Roll-on roll-off (roro)

Question 25

This is a combination of a traditional container ship and a RoRo.

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ConRo ships

Question 26

This is a RoRo with a cargo-carrying vessel that is smaller in size.

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GenRo

Question 27

This is a ferry that transports vehicles together with passengers.

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RoPax

Question 28

These are ships used for commercial or recreational fishing.

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Fishing vessels

Question 29

are also known as draggers

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Trawlers

Question 30

are also known as fish processing vessels equipped

Answer 30

Factory ships

Question 31

These are used in oil exploration

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Offshore Vessels

Question 32

These vessels are used to store supplies and materials

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Supply ships

Question 33

These vessels are used for laying pipes

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Pipe-laying ships

Question 34

These vessels with cranes are used for lifting heavy loads.

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Crane barges or floating cranes

Question 35

These vessels are designed to explore and drill for new oil and gas wells

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Drillships

Question 36

These vessels are used for accommodation purposes

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Accommodation barges

Question 37

These vessels are used as storage areas for extracted oil

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Production platforms

Question 38

These are used for offshore construction and installation operations.

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Anchor handling vessels

Question 39

These vessels are used by divers for underwater jobs.

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Diving vessels

Question 40

These are used for transiting passengers.

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Passenger Ships

Question 41

are used to transport passengers on short routes

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Ferries

Question 42

are known as floating hotels

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Cruise ships

Question 43

These are designed to serve specific purposes

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Specialized Ships/Vessels

Question 44

are boats or ships that help maneuvers vessels

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Tugs/Tugboats

Question 45

are used generally by ships to transport people

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Tenders

Question 46

are transportation used by harbor pilots.

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Pilot craft

Question 47

are used to carry out a variety of research at sea.

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Research vessels

Question 48

was established in 1948 during a convention that was adopted by the United Nations

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Question 49

The world's largest container ship as of 2021

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HMM Algeciras

Question 50

These are ships that carry large numbers of passengers, as well as vehicles.

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Passenger liners

Question 51

These are ferries used for cars and other types of land vehicles.

Answer 51

RO-ROs (Roll-On, Roll-Off)

Question 52

These are used between big islands, usually in the form of modern, air-conditioned catamarans.

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Fast craft

Question 53

These are used for transportation between islands located near each other.

Answer 53

Small boats

Question 54

is a ship-based vacation

Answer 54

cruise